I'm experimenting with the new BINKIT program on the new SBBS 3.17 to replace the Radius mailer that I've been using for forever...

However, when I run the program (forcing the event), it seems to log onto my Fido hub and download the packet, but it doesn't seem to process it. If I go to
the DOS prompt and run SBBSECHO, it will then unzip the file and process it.

Here's what I get in the event window:

4/12 08:29:32p Running timed event: BINKPOLL
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL BinkIT/2.14 invoked with options: -p
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Attempting poll for node 1:275/100@fidonet
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL JSBinkP/1.112 callout to 1:275/100@fidonet started
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Connecting to shenks.dyndns.org:24554
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Peer version: Argus/3.210/ binkp/1.0
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Authentication successful:
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Receiving file: E:\sbbs\temp\event\0000000b.FR2 (1.3KB)
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Received file: E:\sbbs\temp\event\0000000b.FR2 (1.3KB)
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Non-secure session type: 'non-secure'
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Moving 'E:\sbbs\temp\event\0000000b.FR2' to 'e:\sbbs\fido\in\0000000b.FR2'.
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Timed out receiving packet data from remote: 1:275/100@fidonet,1:275/0@fidonet,169:1/107@battlnet,169:1/1@battlnet,77:1/156@ scinet,777:777/11@xnet,21:1/104@fsxnet
4/12 08:29:32p Timed event: BINKPOLL returned 0

The second to the last line is in red. It says "timed out" but it does indeed download the packet, but doesn't process it.

Is it a setting on my end that I'm not doing correctly?

Thanks!


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On 2019 Apr 12 21:01:00, you wrote to All:

However, when I run the program (forcing the event), it seems to log onto my Fido hub and download the packet, but it doesn't seem to process it.

If

I go to the DOS prompt and run SBBSECHO, it will then unzip the file and process it.

the next step is triggering the FIDOIN event... you do have that one enabled i scfg, right?

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Re: Error when running BINKIT on SBBS 3.17
By: mark lewis to Diamond Dave on Sat Apr 13 2019 11:57 am

On 2019 Apr 12 21:01:00, you wrote to All:

However, when I run the program (forcing the event), it seems to log

on

my Fido hub and download the packet, but it doesn't seem to process

it.

I go to the DOS prompt and run SBBSECHO, it will then unzip the file

an

process it.

the next step is triggering the FIDOIN event... you do have that one

enabled

scfg, right?

Yes, but how does it automatically kick off after the BINKPOLL event?

Or should it automatically do so and it isn't because of an error?

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Re: Error when running BINKIT on SBBS 3.17
By: Diamond Dave to All on Fri Apr 12 2019 09:01 pm

I'm experimenting with the new BINKIT program on the new SBBS 3.17 to replace the Radius mailer that I've been using for forever...

However, when I run the program (forcing the event), it seems to log onto

my

Fido hub and download the packet, but it doesn't seem to process it. If I

go

to the DOS prompt and run SBBSECHO, it will then unzip the file and process it.

Here's what I get in the event window:

4/12 08:29:32p Running timed event: BINKPOLL
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL BinkIT/2.14 invoked with options: -p
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Attempting poll for node 1:275/100@fidonet
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL JSBinkP/1.112 callout to 1:275/100@fidonet started
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Connecting to shenks.dyndns.org:24554
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Peer version: Argus/3.210/ binkp/1.0
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Authentication successful:
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Receiving file: E:\sbbs\temp\event\0000000b.FR2 (1.3KB)
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Received file: E:\sbbs\temp\event\0000000b.FR2 (1.3KB)
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Non-secure session type: 'non-secure'
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Moving 'E:\sbbs\temp\event\0000000b.FR2' to 'e:\sbbs\fido\in\0000000b.FR2'.
4/12 08:29:32p BINKPOLL Timed out receiving packet data from remote:

1:2

75/100@fidonet,1:275/0@fidonet,169:1/107@battlnet,169:1/1@battlnet,77:1/156@

scinet,777:777/11@xnet,21:1/104@fsxnet
4/12 08:29:32p Timed event: BINKPOLL returned 0

The second to the last line is in red. It says "timed out" but it does indeed download the packet,

Then that is fine.

but doesn't process it.

BINKIT doesn't process files (bundles or packets) itself. It tries to trigger your "FIDOIN" timed event by touching the appropriate semaphore file which in turn should run your SBBSecho import command-line as configured in SCFG.

Is it a setting on my end that I'm not doing correctly?

Do you have a FIDOIN event configured in SCFG->External Programs->Timed Events,
as documented here: http://wiki.synchro.net/util:sbbsecho

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On 2019 Apr 13 18:04:48, you wrote to me:

the next step is triggering the FIDOIN event... you do have that one
enabled scfg, right?

Yes, but how does it automatically kick off after the BINKPOLL event?

binkit.js automatically touches the /sbbs/data/fidoin.now semaphore...

Or should it automatically do so and it isn't because of an error?

it should be automatic, AFAIK... as for an error, you didn't show enough log after the binkit process to be able to tell... it generally looks something like this in my ubuntu syslog...

this one is from a delivery from another system... it came in via the BINKP service... you can see the event manager note about FIDOIN and then another one for the BINKOUT event which then delivers the outbound mail and may pick up waiting mail and trigger the sequence again...

===== snip =====

: srvc 0054 BINKP Received file: /sbbs/temp/b2953400.pkt (1.6KB)
: srvc 0054 BINKP Moving '/sbbs/temp/b2953400.pkt' to '../fido/inbound/b2953400.pkt'.
: srvc 0054 BINKP service thread terminated (0 clients remain, 0 total, 950 served)
: evnt Semaphore signaled for Timed Event: FIDOIN
: evnt Running native timed event: FIDOIN
: evnt FIDOIN Executing external: /sbbs/exec/sbbsecho -ce
: evnt Timed event: FIDOIN returned 0
: evnt Semaphore signaled for Timed Event: BINKOUT
: evnt Running timed event: BINKOUT

===== snip =====

i've trimmed out the date and time stamps along with the system name and the process name in an effort to shorten the lines enough so they don't wrap all to hell but i don't think it'll be enough unless you're reading on a terminal wider than 90 characters...

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Re: Error when running BINKIT on SBBS 3.17
By: mark lewis to Diamond Dave on Sat Apr 13 2019 10:18 pm

it should be automatic, AFAIK... as for an error, you didn't show enough

log

after the binkit process to be able to tell... it generally looks something like this in my ubuntu syslog...

Found out that the FIDOIN and FIDOOUT were not enabled. Surprised they weren't enabled by default. That fixed things... I think... so far so good. :)

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On 2019 Apr 20 08:08:50, you wrote to me:

it should be automatic, AFAIK... as for an error, you didn't show
enough log after the binkit process to be able to tell... it
generally looks something like this in my ubuntu syslog...

Found out that the FIDOIN and FIDOOUT were not enabled. Surprised they weren't enabled by default.

i think they are now... they weren't before, though...

That fixed things... I think... so far so good. :)

excellent :)

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